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Archived Phuket Bulletins
August 2008
Surin Hill launches new project.
The luxury property developer Surin Hill Development has
launched its latest project, the Bt2 billion Baan Thai
Layan on Phuket’s west coast. Units will not be available
for purchase individually however,
June 2008
TMB launches luxury fund.
TMB Asset Management has launched a Luxury Real Estate
Investment Fund (LUXF) to invest in the Six Senses
Hideaway Yao Noi, which opened last November in Phang Nga
Bay.
Phuket demographics shift.
According to a new report released by a leading real
estate services firm, the profile of buyers investing in
Phuket is changing rapidly. Jones Lang LaSalle reports
that whilst buyers from the UK, US and
Richmond reports strong sales.
Phuket-based developer the Richmond Group has revealed
that units in its developments are being snapped up in
record time by investors eager to get a foothold on the
holiday island.
May 2008
Raikkonen buys into Phuket.
World F1 champion Kimi Raikkonen has become the latest in
a string of sports stars to buy into Thai resort
development. The Finnish Ferrari driver has revealed that
he has invested in luxurious beachfront unit on
April 2008
Thailand - Exotiq Thailand Magazine launched
Exotiq Real Estate, Thailand’s largest resort focused
brokerage, has announced the launch of ‘Exotiq Thailand’.
This comprehensive property catalogue features a stunning
glossy front cover and contains 140 pages of prime
property
Outrigger sets sail for Thailand.
Outrigger Enterprises Group has announced that it has been
selected to manage a new luxury 400-room full service
hotel and mixed use resort being built in Phuket.
Phuket proving popular with Russians.
The number of Eastern Europeans visiting Phuket has risen
by over 40 per cent since the tsunami, the assistant
director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Southern
Bureau has claimed.
Anchan Villas show units nearing
completion.
Buyers interested in investing the nine-unit Anchan Villas
development on Phuket´s Bang Tao beach will soon be able
to view a finished unit, as the project´s show villas are
nearing completion.
Condo developers hit Patong.
The doors of a new 14-unit apartment development on the
outskirts of Phuket´s Patong Beach has just been opened
for viewing. The Patong View Talay project, which was
designed by Michael Kirchner of Modern Architecture
March 2008
Phuket’s Miramare development selling fast
A spokesperson for Miramare, a condo development next
to Phuket´s sought after Bang Tao beach, has revealed that
one quarter of its 20 units have been snapped up since its
launch last month. .
Phuket haven for big spenders
Phuket is increasingly attracting investors at the
very top end of the market. The hills stretching out from
Surin beach have long been known to local expats as
‘Millionaire’s Row’, but now the area south of .
Chalong View ’best value on Phuket’
Over 30 per cent of units in a Chalong condominium
project, described by its developer as the ´best value on
the island´ have already been sold to buyers, despite the
fact construction only got underway in .
Jumeirah Island villas for sale
TGR Group Asia, the developer behind Jumeirah Private
Island Phuket, recently announced that Jumeirah Hotel
Beach Villas have now been officially released for sale.
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February 2008
Yamu legal wrangle a ‘test case’ for coastal projects
The outcome of the investigation into the legality
of Cape Yamu´s proposed 39-berth Marina may set the bench
mark for future coastal development across Thailand after
Human Rights Commissioner Wasan Panich,.
Land prices in Southern Thailand leap 85.79%
The Treasury Department has revealed estimates that
suggest land prices in the south of Thailand have jumped
by a massive 85.79 percent against a nationwide increase
of 26.9 percent. .
January 2008
Ex-Wimbledon Champ enters Asian market
PHUKET Former Wimbledon champion and property
developer David Lloyd has officially entered the Asian
market with the launch of a new billion Baht luxury villa,
condo and sports club in Phuket. .
November 2007
Australian delegation visits Phuket
A second annual meeting of building industry experts and
delegates took place recently on Phuket. Queensland
Government Minister Robert Schwarten who is also the
Australian Minister for
October 2007
Phuket Condos reach for the skies
Modest in size, but extravagant in terms of their build
quality, luxury facilities and added services, Phukets
high-end condos are drawing big spenders to the island's
better locations.
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